26 September 2016
The Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development Cluster, chaired by Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti, will lead a media briefing to give an update on the progress made in the implementation of the cluster’s Programme of Action (PoA) towards achieving the goals of the NDP: Vision 2030.
26 September 2016
Thank you for attending this media briefing. It is indeed an opportunity for us to update the nation about the progress we have made especially in the social protection and human development area of our work as government.
This briefing takes place at a time when Ministers are occupied with various programmes around the country and internationally.
Yesterday South Africa celebrated National Heritage Day under the theme: “Celebrating our Human Treasures by Asserting our African Identity”.
Government held a successful third Annual Thusong Service Centre Week which started on Monday, 19 September 2016 until Friday, 23 September 2016. The week was commemorated under Public Service Month theme “Moving the Public Service Forward: “We Belong, We Care, We Serve”.
The commemoration of the 20 year anniversary of the Constitution by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development formed a major part of the Thusong Service Centre Annual Week.
23 September 2016
Ministers in the Social Protection, Community and Human Development Clusters, will lead a media briefing to give an update on the progress made in the implementation of the cluster’s Programme of Action (PoA) towards achieving the goals of the NDP: Vision 2030.
23 September 2016
As tomorrow marks ‘Heritage Day, government calls on all citizens to promote their African Identity by dressing up in their traditional outfits, to share knowledge of cultures and learn a new African Language as part of celebrating our living heritage.
22 September 2016
Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, has noted with concern the calls from some sectors of students for no fee increase for all for the 2017 academic year. The Minister is equally concerned by the escalating violent protests taking place, particularly at the University of Witwatersrand, by fringe and rogue elements exploiting the situation through acts of hooliganism and criminality for their perverse agenda.
Ministers
Deputy Ministers
Directors-General
Members of the media
Ladies and Gentlemen.
We welcome you to the Governance and Administration Cluster media briefing.
We meet during the month of September when our country is celebrating Public Service Month, Heritage Month and Tourism Month. As government we are also celebrating Thusong Service Centre Week during this month.
22 September 2016
Government embarked on a third year anniversary of the Thusong Service Center Annual Week from Monday, 19 September 2016. The closing event of the week will take place on the Friday, 23 September 2016 at KwaZanele Community Hall, Breyten in Mpumalanga Province.
The campaign was running the whole week under the theme: Moving the Public Service Forward: “We Belong, We Care, We Serve”.
Members of the media are invited to the closing event as follows:
21 September 2016
Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr BE Nzimande will today engage with community listeners on fee adjustment on various community radio stations.
Communities, parents and students are encouraged to tune-in to the following radio stations between 18h00 – 19h00 in the evening and engage with the Minister by dialing 0800 314 446.
The Phone-in programme will be broadcast live on the following Community Radio Stations.
20 September 2016
The Minister of Public Service and Administration, Advocate Ngoako Ramatlhodi, in his capacity as Chairperson of the G&A Cluster, will lead a media briefing to give an update on the progress made in the implementation of the cluster’s Programme of Action (PoA) towards achieving the goals of the NDP: Vision 2030.
